A gripping film telling a real life story of how forty plus, polio survivor, Mark O’Brien (John Hawles), who spends most of his day in an iron lung, first clears his conscience with his Catholic priest( William Macey) and then embarks on working with a sex surrogate (Cheryl) to experience sex for the first time in his life. After some initial faltering he is successful, though Mark falls in love with his surrogate (Helen Hunt) and she is also taken with him, but the rules do not allow this. Later Hawkes develops the self esteem to embark on a loving relationship. Though played by a non-disabled actor Hawkes’ gives a realistic portrayal.
Portrayal on Screen: Mozart and the Whale
Portrayal on Screen: Portrayal of Disability: Me Too (Yo Tambien)
Portrayal on Screen: Freaks (1932)
Freaks (Dir. Tod Browning, 1932) Banned for many years, when analysed the film is very sympathetic to the disabled people who work at the circus as curiosities, clowns and in the ‘freak show’ and who form a tightly knit and…
Profile of Hopes: Robert David Hall by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Emmy award winning “Profiles of Hope” features CSI actor and Musician, Robert David Hall, who talks about overcoming physical trauma. Produced by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s Public Information Office.
Best Years of Our Lives
This Academy Award(R)-winning masterpiece recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans after WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives. Fredric March, Harold Russell and Dana Andrews are superb as the servicemen who Year: 1946…
Interview with deaf actress Sophie Stone
Interview about deaf character in Dr Who played by deaf actress Sophie Stone. See it here In this 7 minute preview clip made by the BBC’s See Hear programme (and shown at the weekend as part of the See Hear…
Disabled women at Feminism in London 2015
http://sisofrida.org/2015/11/04/disabled-women-at-feminism-in-london-2015/
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995: The campaign for civil rights
November 2015 marks the twentieth anniversary since the Disability Discrimination Act became law in Britain. The law improved the lives of many disabled people and put anti-discrimination law on the statute book for disabled people.
Russell Howard interview with Jess Thom
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